Piers Daniell's Fluidata presentation to INCA Seminar, 30/10/2013 explaining the Fluidata platform linking service providers with alternative networks.

1. Aggregating
Service
Providers
30th November 2013

2. Service Exchange
Platform
SEP
Providing a better choice
for rural UK
• Layer-2 network providing wholesale access
• One administration, billing & provisioning
platform
• Over 50 ISPs
• XML and Portal functionality
• 24/7 Support
• Automated Ethernet quoting engine
• Diverse technology and carriers

3. Carriers
ISP
x50
Billing
Ordering/Ceasing
24/7 Support
API/Portal
ISP
11 x UK Datacentres
ISP
Whitespace

4. Lessons Learned
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Contract Term – 18-months
Integration
Ownership
Product choice
Pricing
Delivery
Consistency
Building networks which
look the same to ISPs

5. What we need
Enabling choice
Quick access to ISPs
• Agreement on class of network
• Consistent products across networks and
technologies
• Carrier grade support and escalation
• Wholesale pricing model that works
• Agreement on Operational and Business Support
Systems
• Interconnect handoff
• We create the market place – not the customers

6. Stop@Nothing
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End User checking for availability
List of available technologies and ISPs
Provides enquiries to ISPs
Captures interest from market
Website:
www.stopatnothing.co.uk

7. Questions?